Tottenham suffered a beginant blow to their Europa League hopes after descfinishing to a 1-0 loss aobtainst AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of their last-16 tie.
A comedy own goal from teenager Lucas Bergvall exhibitd the branch offence in a flat carry outance from Ange Postecoglou’s side.
The loss exits Spurs with toil to do in next Thursday’s return leg at home as they try to save their season.
Bergvall’s unblessed moment came when he shinned an tryed evidentance from Troy Parrott’s traverse into his own net.
Lucas Bergvall had a hard time after scoring an own goal
The midfielder sliced at the evidentance in his own box, which looped into the top corner of the Tottenham net.
Spurs were blessed not to descfinish further behind with goalholder Guglielmo Vicario producing a fine save to stop establisher Tottenham striker Parrott from doubling the home side’s guide.
Postecoglou’s side created little of remark in a muted discarry out, managing only one shot on aim all night.
The visitors’ strikeing statistics made for bleak reading, with fair two trys inside AZ’s box thrawout the entire align.
Substitute Wilson Odobert provided Tottenham’s only tardy effort on aim and also headed over the bar in the closing moments.
The deficiencylustre carry outance highweightlessed Spurs’ struggles to fracture down the Dutch side’s defence.
Vicario exhibitd beginant in holding Tottenham firmly in the tie with three huge saves thrawout the align.
The Italian goalholder’s most notable intervention came aobtainst establisher Spurs striker Parrott, who was denied what would have been a second goal for the Dutch side.
Dominic Solanke suffered an injury aobtainst AZ
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Without Vicario’s courageouss between the posts, Postecoglou’s team could have faced an even steeper dispute for the return leg in London.
To create matters worse for Tottenham, midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur will be suspfinished for the second leg at home next Thursday.
The Uruguayan getd his third booking of the Europa League campaign, ruling him out of the beginant return mendture.
